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Chapter 83 – Gardens Without Sun

last update publish date: 2026-02-19 23:13:38
Elira

Breakfast was a slow, indulgent thing here.

Not rushed. Not eaten with eyes over shoulders or the constant hum of survival. The long obsidian table gleamed beneath soft light, its surface reflecting bowls of dark berries I’d coaxed into ripeness the night before, plates of seared meat, pale breads dusted with herbs I’d grown myself. The scents of salt and smoke and something faintly sweet curled in the warm air.

Ash sat across from me, one arm draped lazily over the back of his chair, watc
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